MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded US support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying US-trained rebels were leaving to join Islamic State with weapons supplied by Washington. In an interview with US networks recorded ahead of a meeting with US President Barack Obama, Putin said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad deserved international support as he was fighting terrorist organizations. Obama and Putin are scheduled to talk on Monday after Putin addresses the United Nations, although White House and Kremlin officials have disagreed on what the two leaders will discuss and even who initiated the meeting.
Europe
Republicans Reconsider Immigration Laws Rethinking in GOP Camp after Hispanic Voters ensured Obama’s Win
WASHINGTON (TIP): House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans in Congress said Thursday, November 8 that they want to consider broad changes to immigration laws next year, after an election in which Hispanic voters turned […]
United States
US judge halts force-feeding of Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (TIP): A US federal judge on May 16 temporarily blocked the military from force-feeding a Syrian prisoner on hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. It was the first time a judge ordered […]
Politics
America ‘needs an adult’ in White House: Michelle Obama
PHILADELPHIA: Michelle Obama told a diverse and enthusiastic crowd in Philadelphia today that candidates don’t change once they become president and that America “needs an adult in the White House.” The first lady never mentioned […]
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